Why was the transition from “purple bacteria” to “green bacteria” important for evaluation of complex organisms?

Now it's your turn to investigate human impact around the world. grab your virtual lab coat and put on your environmental science hat. you will be taking a trip around the globe to explore three locations. at each location, you will investigate the cause and effect relationships of deforestation, desertification, and urbanization. you will also gather evidence of how these factors have impacted the environment over time

All but one describes an effect of aging on the digestive system. a) decreased acid secretion b) decreased elasticity of stomach c) capacity to resist damage decreases d) food remains in stomach for less time

Bisphenol a (often called bpa) is a chemical found in products that people use every day, from water bottles to food containers to children's toys. unfortunately, bpa leaches out of its many products and makes its way into our bodies. what are the health effects of bpa exposure? ongoing research is finding that elevated exposure to bpa can affect a wide variety of developmental and physiological processes, but one of the first studies of bpa's health effects came about because of a simple mistake in the lab. at a laboratory at case western reserve university in 1998, geneticist patricia hunt was making a routine check of her female lab mice. as she extracted and examined developing eggs from the ovaries, she began to wonder what had gone wrong. she noticed that many of the eggs showed problems with their chromosomes, and some had irregular amounts of genetic material, which can lead to miscarriages and birth defects in mammals. she learned that a lab assistant had mistakenly washed the plastic mouse cages and water bottles with a harsh soap, releasing bpa from the plastic. knowing that bpa is an endocrine disruptor, a chemical that can enter organisms and mimic hormones, hunt set out to discover whether it had adversely affected her mice.